bromoketone

B3R1O1M3O1K5E1T1O1N1E1

noun

Any brominated derivative of a ketone

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounbromoketone (plural bromoketones)

plural bromoketones

  1. chemistryAny brominated derivative of a ketone

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. GermanKeton
  7. Englishketone
  8. Englishbromoketone

From bromo- + ketone.

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APA

bromoketone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoketone

MLA

“bromoketone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoketone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromoketone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromoketone.

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